Nana Nilla Ice Cream

Name: Nana Nilla Ice Cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: About 1 quart
Ingredients: 1 batch Standard Creamy Ice Cream Base; 1–2 ripe bananas; 1–2 tablespoons sugar (optional); ½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional); 8–10 vanilla wafers (crushed); honey or sweetened condensed milk (to taste)

Roasted banana ice cream with crushed vanilla wafers and a nostalgic ripple.

Prep 20 minCook 40 minTotal 2 hrAbout 1 quart

Method

Make something worth remembering.

Roast the bananas

Heat the oven to 375°F. Peel and slice the bananas, then place them on a parchment-lined pan.
Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Roast for 12–15 minutes, until soft, lightly browned, and syrupy.
Cool for 5–10 minutes, then mash or blend until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice if using.

Churn

Prepare the Standard Creamy Ice Cream Base and whisk in the cooled banana mixture.
Chill and churn as directed, adding the crushed vanilla wafers during the final 30–60 seconds.

Finish

For a ripple, layer the ice cream with extra wafer crumbs and a light drizzle of honey or sweetened condensed milk before freezing.

Family note

What makes this ours

Roasting the bananas is the small move that makes this flavor sing: deeper sweetness, less water, and a little caramel at the edges.

JRecipe contributed byJohn